Polymers for myocardial tissue engineering

Roether J, Jawad H, Rai R, Ali NN, Harding SE, Boccaccini AR (2013)

Publication Type: Authored book

Publication year: 2013

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 9781420094695

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the industrialized world (Lloyd-Jones et al. 2010). Heart attacks are the main cause of death in patients with CVD, although damage to heart muscle can also occur from infection, drugs, alcohol, chemotherapeutic agents, or because of congenital conditions. According to available statistical information (www.bhf.org.uk), approximately 30% of patients suffering from heart attacks each year die suddenly before reaching hospital. In the remaining patients who survive the initial acute event, the damage sustained to the heart may eventually develop heart failure. A heart attack, known as myocardial infarction (MI), occurs when one or more of the blood vessels supplying the heart suddenly occlude. These vessels are the coronary arteries, and when blocked abruptly, there is a sudden decrease in the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the portion of heart muscle supplied by the artery. If blood flow is not restored rapidly, the result is irreversible cell death within the affected part of the heart muscle.

Authors with CRIS profile

Judith Roether Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Polymerwerkstoffe) Ranjana Rai Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Biomaterialien) Aldo Boccaccini Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Biomaterialien)

Involved external institutions

Imperial College London / The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

United Kingdom (GB)

How to cite

APA:

Roether, J., Jawad, H., Rai, R., Ali, N.N., Harding, S.E., & Boccaccini, A.R. (2013). Polymers for myocardial tissue engineering. CRC Press.

MLA:

Roether, Judith, et al. Polymers for myocardial tissue engineering. CRC Press, 2013.

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